Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Page 2 of 2 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information ... Page 2 of 2 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified sources to perform the potential requirement. This source sought is currently restricted to only Small Business providers capable of fulfilling the requirement in accordance with the Statement of Work and Salient Characteristics. The responses received from interested contractors will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20, is conducting market research to identify potential Small Business sources which can provide the following services: Phoropter, LCD Acuity System, and Lensmeter equipment, Quantity Four (4) for the Boise VA Medical Center in accordance with the attached Statement of Work and Salient Characteristics. Potential sources having the capabilities necessary to provide the above services which meet all the requirements outlined in the attached statement of work and salient characteristics are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Charles.Hartwick@VA.Gov no later than noted in the RFI. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Responses should include the following information: Company name, address, and business size; point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail address; A capability statement addressing the requirements in the attached Statement of Work to include: References for similar products currently being provided or previously provided at the required service levels as outlined in the Statement of Work and Salient Characteristics. Documented OEM Authorized Distributor Letter. NAICS Code 339112 is applicable to determine business size standard. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. The Government will treat any information received as proprietary and will not share such information with other companies. Any organization responding to this Sources Sought Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. The Government may or may not issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement. There is no solicitation available at this time. 852.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors. Deviation per Class Deviation Veterans First Contracting Program (VFCP 2016), dated July 25, 2016, revises the clause at VAAR 852.215-70 to update the web address for the VIP database. This deviation is effective until incorporated into the VAAR or the VAAM or is otherwise rescinded.] SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED AND VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS EVALUATION FACTORS (JUL 2016) (DEVIATION) (a) In an effort to achieve socioeconomic small business goals, depending on the evaluation factors included in the solicitation, VA shall evaluate offerors based on their service-disabled Veteran-owned or Veteran-owned small business status and their proposed use of eligible service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses and Veteran-owned small businesses as subcontractors. (b) Eligible service-disabled Veteran-owned offerors will receive full credit, and offerors qualifying as Veteran-owned small businesses will receive partial credit for the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-owned Small Business Status evaluation factor. To receive credit, an offeror must be registered and verified in Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database (https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov). (c) Non-Veteran offerors proposing to use service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses or Veteran-owned small businesses as subcontractors will receive some consideration under this evaluation factor. Offerors must state in their proposals the names of the SDVOSBs and VOSBs with whom they intend to subcontract and provide a brief description of the proposed subcontracts and the approximate dollar values of the proposed subcontracts. In addition, the proposed subcontractors must be registered and verified in the VetBiz.gov VIP database (https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov). (End of Clause) STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) as of 1/10/22 Contract Number: Task Order Number: IFCAP Tracking Number: 531-22-2-9961-0015 Follow-on to Contract and Task Order Number: Not Applicable 1. Contracting Officer s Technical Representative (COTR). Name: Section: Administrative Officer Address: 500 W. Fort St., Boise ID, 83702 Phone Number: Fax Number: N/A E-Mail Address: 2. Contract Title. Phoropter and LCD Acuity chart system. 3. Background. The Boise VA medical center is updating the four current eye lanes to allow providers to do patient eye exams digitally which during the time of COVID it allows the provider to not have to be 6 inches from the patient s face. 4. Scope. This contract will cover optometry patients at the Boise VA Medical Center for veterans covered at this VA and it s associated CBOC s. 5. Specific Tasks. Phoropter and LCD Acuity System Warranty and product support of equipment 6. Performance Monitoring COTR will ensure that specific tasks are performed as outlined above. 7. Security Requirements No security requirements. 8. Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE)/Government-Furnished Information (GFI). No GFE OR GFI needed. 9. Other Pertinent Information or Special Considerations. None a. Identification of Possible Follow-on Work. None b. Identification of Potential Conflicts of Interest (COI). None c. Identification of Non-Disclosure Requirements. N/A d. Packaging, Packing and Shipping Instructions. N/A e. Inspection and Acceptance Criteria. Visual inspection of product after installation and demonstration during training to ensure product is functional. 10. Risk Control Cleaning and proper use of Phoropter and LCD Acuity System to be performed according to manufacturer s recommendations. 11. Place of Performance. Phoropter and LCD Acuity System to be delivered to the Boise VAMC and utilized in the Eye Clinic. 12. Period of Performance. 06/01/2022-08/31/2022 13. Delivery Schedule. 06/01/2022-08/31/2022 Salient Characteristic Features Phoropter Spherical power 29.00 to +26.75 D (0.12, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2.00, 2.25, 2.50, 2.75, 3.00 D increments) Cylindrical power 0.00 to ±8.75 D (0.25, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00 D increments) Cylinder axis 0 to 180° (1, 5, 15° increments) Pupillary distance PD: 48 to 80 mm Near PD (35 cm): 50 to 74 mm Full convergence Distance PD: 54 to 80 mm Prism 0.00 to 20.00 (0.1, 0.5, 2 increments) Cross cylinder: ±0.25 D, ±0.50 D, ±0.25 D auto cross Occlude Pinhole: 2.0 mm in diameter Color filter: Right red, Left green Polarizing filter: Right 135° / Left 45°, Right 45° / Left 135° Fixed cross cylinder: ±0.50 D Spherical lens for retinoscope: 0 D, +1.5 D, +2.0 D (selectable by setting) Maddox rod (red): Right horizontal, Left vertical Dispersion prism (fixed): Right 6 BU, Left 10 BI Dispersion prism for binocular balance: Right 3-10 BD, Left 3-10 BU Dispersion prism for horizontal phoria: Right 3-10 BU, Left 3-10 BD Dispersion prism for vertical phoria: Right 5-15 BI, Left 5-15 BI Binocular open fogging: 0.00 to +9.00 D Near gaze distance 350 to 700 mm (can be changed in 50 mm increments) Field of vision 40° (at VD = 12 mm) 39° (at VD = 13.75 mm) Pupillary distance PD: 48 to 80 mm Near PD (working distance of 35 cm): 50 to 74 mm Full convergence distance PD: 54 to 80 mm Forehead rest adjustment range 25±5 mm Vertex distance scale 12, 13.75, 16, 18, 20 mm Horizontal level adjustment ±2.5º LCD Type 17 LCD screen with back light Resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels Chart Window Size 13.6 (W) x 10.86 (H) Brightness 200 cd/m2 Charts Type M, Type UK, Type P, Type T Distance of Installation 2.5-7m (8 23 ) (in the Mirror mode; 5 to 7mm), 0.5m increments Chart Selection Devices Remote control Lensmeter Measurement range Sphere (Spectacle lenses) -25 to +25 D Sphere (Contact lenses) -25 to +25 D (BC=6.0 to 9.0) (0.01 / 0.06 / 0.12 / 0.25 D increments) Cylinder 0 to ±10 D (-, MIX, +) (0.01 / 0.06 / 0.12 / 0.25 D increments) Axis 0 to 180° (1° increments) ADD 0 to +10 D Add, 2nd Add 2 (trifocal) Add 2 (trifocal) (0.01 / 0.06 / 0.12 / 0.25 D increments) Prism 0 to 20s (0.01 / 0.06 / 0.12 / 0.25s increments) Prism modes, Base In / Out, Base Up / Down; Polar Coordinates PD measurement 20.0 to 49.5 mm (monocular), Single vision PD, Progressive lens far vision PD UV transmittance 0 to 100% (1 or 5% increments) Measuring time 0.06 second ±10% (minimum) Measurable lens diameter Spectacle lenses 20 to 120 mm Contact lenses Larger than the inner diameter of the nosepiece within an aperture of ø5 mm Measurable transmittance 10% and over (20% and over for ±15 to ±25 D) Compensation function for high index lenses The abbe number is changeable in the range of 20 to 60 Marking system Ink cartridge type (Red) Wavelength / Measuring points 535 nm (green) / 108 within 7.5mm nosepiece Display 5.7-inch color full graphic TFT-LCD, 640 x 480 dots with LED backlight Printer Thermal line printer with auto cutter (paper width: 58 mm) None of these will require networking nor store patient information.